Kunal Babre joins David Blank-Edelman to discuss the key principles of the Azure Well-Architected Operational Excellence pillar. Learn how to monitor systems and understand operational health and learn how to utilize the Well-Architected Review.✅Resources:Microsoft Azure Well-Architected FrameworkOverview of the Operational Excellence pillarOperational Excellence | Learn ModuleAzure Well-Architected Review[00:00] Introduction[00:55] I have questions about release management and monitoring. Can you help?[01:55] Let's think about Operational Excellence as a function[02:15] Operational Excellence plotted as a graph[06:08] What are the key principles of the Operational Excellence pillar?[06:35] Optimize build and release processes[07:45] Monitor system and understand operational health[08:20] Use loosely-coupled architecture[08:48] Rehearse recovery and practice failure[09:24] Embrace continuous operational improvement[09:55] How do I get started?[10:11] Walkthrough of Well-Architected Assessments[11:04] Advisor Score and recommendations[12:00] Does finger-snapping work for everyone?📺 Related Episodes to watch next:Start optimizing your Azure costs🔴 Watch more episodes in the Azure Well-Architected Series! 🔴 Explore more cloud enablement resources! 

Are you looking to modernize your on-premises databases to Azure SQL? Join Alexandra Ciortea, Raymond Truong, Wenjing Wang, and Anna Hoffman to understand how you can size your Azure SQL target accordingly, based on the current performance and business requirements. We will walk you through several approaches and models that can suit your needs.[00:40] Introductions[00:58] What is DMA[01:38] What is an SKU[02:23] SKU recommendation console application[03:43] Demo[12:34] How data is collected[14:10] Demo[20:11] How to migrateResources:Download Microsoft Data Migration Assistant v5.4Identify the right Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance or SQL Server on Azure VM SKU for your on-premises databaseRun Data Migration Assistant from the command line

In this episode of Data Exposed: MVP Edition, Javier Villegas will describe the concept of SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) covering how we can use them for High Availability purposes using Azure Virtual Machines and the different Azure Storage options. Recently introduced in Azure VMs, SQL FCIs allows to easily migrate HA workload from on-premises environments to the cloud with the added benefit of application compatibility.[00:30] About Javier Villegas[01:20] Failover cluster overview[05:36] SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances in Azure[09:09] Demo: Created shared disc in Azure portal[11:42] Getting startedAbout Javier Villegas:Javier Villegas is IT Director (DBA & BI Services) at Mediterranean Shipping Company with more than 20 years of experience working with SQL Server, Including Azure SQL.His specialization is Administration, Performance Tuning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery.Javier is a Microsoft MVP Data Platform since 2016 and MCT.He is a frequent speaker in technical conferences and events such as SQL Saturdays, PASS Virtual Groups, PASS Marathons, 24 Hours SQL PASS , vOpen , GroupBy ,DataPlatformGeeks , Data Saturdays and Azure Global Bootcamps.He is one of the group leaders of SQL Argentina Community and Microsoft Azure Data Advisory Board Member.About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have a very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products, and solutions, to solve real-world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and the quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram

On today's episode of the DevOps Lab, Chris Maneu is back for the final episode of our Infra as Code in Action series, Tagging strategy. He'll walk us through what they are, why they're useful, how to create a tagging strategy and how to automate using Infra As Code! Jump to:[01:00] What is a tagging strategy?[03:40] Search resources by tags[04:00] Using tags for cost management[05:00] How NubesGen provides support for a tagging strategy?[06:40] Some help to define your own tagging strategy Learn more:Tagging Strategy https://aka.ms/DevOpsLab/IaC/TaggingStrategyAzure DevOps Docs https://aka.ms/AzureDevOps/Docs​Azure DevOps YouTube https://aka.ms/AzureDevOpsYouTube​ ​ Create a Free Azure DevOps Account https://aka.ms/AA7uopu Follow April https://twitter.com/TheAprilEdwardsFollow Chris https://twitter.com/cmaneu

📺 Tuesday, October 5 @ 10am PT: WATCH LIVEJoin Craig Loewen, PM for Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Kayla Cinnamon, PM for Windows Terminal, as they talk about how to get the most out of your developer box on Windows. Learn about the newest tools from Microsoft and get your questions answered live!Submit your question below to make sure it's at the top of our queue- or submit in chat during our live broadcast! ⏰ Need a reminder? Click on the "iCal download" button in the header above to save the details to your calendar. Ready to get started? Head to Microsoft Docs

Kirill Gavrylyuk, Matias Quaranta, Deborah Chen, and Estefani Arroyo join Scott Hanselman to provide another set of updates for Azure Cosmos DB.  Learn about: using Azure Cosmos DB as a Session State Provider for ASP.NET Core; the latest updates for Azure Cosmos DB free tier; how to optimize cost and performance by scaling the throughput (RU/s) of your database or container automatically and instantly; and the great new monitoring and diagnostic features that make it even easier to monitor and debug your Azure Cosmos DB resources using insights, workbooks and logs.[0:00:00]– Introduction with Kirill Gavrylyuk[0:01:56]– Session state provider with Matias Quaranta[0:10:32]– Free tier with Deborah Chen[0:12:57]– Autoscale with Deborah Chen[0:25:18]– Monitoring and Diagnostics with Estefani Arroyo[0:33:21]– Wrap-upMicrosoft Caching Extension using Azure Cosmos DB (GitHub)Azure Cosmos DB free tierCreate Azure Cosmos containers and databases with autoscale throughputProvision autoscale throughput on database or container in Azure Cosmos DB - SQL APIHow to choose between standard (manual) and autoscale provisioned throughputMonitor Azure Cosmos DB data by using diagnostic settings in AzureMonitor and debug with insights in Azure Cosmos DBWork with NoSQL data in Azure Cosmos DB learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)

Looking for the next Microsoft Learn modules to complete? Bob Ward, Buck Woody, and Anna Hoffman give you a run-down of Microsoft Learn, the learning paths they've launched, and the two new Microsoft Learn modules - Azure SQL IoT and Azure Arc-enabled data services - they've been working on that are now live. Start learning today![00:33] Introductions[00:52] SQL Workshops[02:05] About Microsoft Learn[02:38] Microsoft Learning Path - Build serverless, full stack applications in Azure[03:28] Microsoft Learning Path - Azure SQL Fundamentals[05:11] Microsoft Learn Module - Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled data services[07:26] Microsoft Learning Path - Azure Arc[08:33] Microsoft Learning Module - Deploy IoT Solutions with Azure SQL Database[09:43] Getting startedResources:Microsoft LearnSQL Server and Azure SQL Labs and WorkshopsMicrosoft Learning Path - Build serverless, full stack applications in AzureMicrosoft Learning Path - Azure SQL FundamentalsMicrosoft Learn Module - Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled data servicesMicrosoft Learning Path - Manage hybrid infrastructure with Azure ArcMicrosoft Learning Module - Deploy IoT Solutions with Azure SQL DatabaseAzure Arc Jumpstart

Christopher Maneu is back for episode three of this four-part series, Infra as Code in Action! Today April and Chris will focus on preventing resource deletion and protecting production resources.  Jump to: [01:20] A story of an intern [02:30] Protecting production resources with Locks [03:00] Automate resources protection with Infra as Code [08:40] Protecting data versus protecting resources  Learn more: NubesGen https://www.nubesgen.comLock resources https://aka.ms/devopslab-locks Azure DevOps Docs https://aka.ms/AzureDevOps/Docs​Azure DevOps YouTube https://aka.ms/AzureDevOpsYouTube​ ​ Follow April https://twitter.com/TheAprilEdwardsFollow Chris https://twitter.com/cmaneuCreate a Free Azure DevOps Account https://aka.ms/AA7uopu